# A peek at OpenStack Neutron

DevFeed: [A peek at OpenStack Neutron](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/a-peek-at-openstack-neutron-39607.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gauravsarma.com/posts/2017-10-06_A-peek-at-OpenStack-Neutron-8660a6905b2>)

Published: 2017-10-06T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Gaurav Sarma's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gaurav-sarma-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [openstack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/openstack.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/networking.md>), [virtual machines](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/virtual-machines.md>), [Cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cloud.md>)

Tags: [cloud](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cloud.md>), [datacenter](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/datacenter.md>), [gre](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/gre.md>), [linux](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/linux.md>), [networking](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networking.md>), [networks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/networks.md>), [nova](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/nova.md>), [openstack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/openstack.md>), [virtual-machines](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/virtual-machines.md>), [vlan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vlan.md>), [vxlan](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/vxlan.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial examines OpenStack Neutron, its networking service, and how it differs from the legacy Nova networking service. It introduces Linux networking concepts and describes network types including local, flat, VLAN, and VXLAN/GRE overlays, along with Linux Bridge and OVS plugins.

## Source excerpt

From the OpenStack official [website](https://www. openstack...